Provides direction for the program and staff, and implements program curriculum in the classroom. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on the YMCA core values: honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring. Provides and promotes parent engagement opportunities.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Designs curriculum within the established guidelines.
- Designs and implements daily lesson/activity plans.
- Supervises and actively engages the children, classroom, and all activities.
- Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
- Conducts parent conferences, maintains communication with parents, and creates meaningful parent engagement opportunities
- Maintains program site and equipment.
- Maintains required program records.
- Attends and participates in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and staff training.
- Drives public awareness efforts
- Other duties as assigned
Educational Background:
A high school diploma or equivalency certificate plus 3120 clock hours of experience in a recreational program, kindergarten, or licensed school-age child care program operated by a public or private school
Skills/Experience:
- Meets educational and experience qualifications established by DCFS
- At least 21 years of age and at least five years older than the oldest child with whom they work.
- CPR, First Aid, AED certified (training provided as needed)
- Previous experience working with children in a developmental setting preferred.
- Ability to plan, organize, and implement age-appropriate/developmentally appropriate program activities
- Previous experience with diverse populations.
- The School-Age Teacher responsible for a group of school-aged children shall have achieved:
- Thirty semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related director to school-age childcare, child development, elementary education, physical education, recreation, camping or other related fields; or:
- One year (1560 clock hours) of experience in a recreational program or licensed daycare center serving school-age children or a license-exempt school-age child care program operated by a public or private school, and six semester hours (or nine quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university related to school-age childcare, child development, elementary education, physical education, recreation, camping or other related fields: or
Compensation/Benefits:
Hourly: $15.00
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Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jul 27 2019
Active Until:
Aug 27 2019
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit